إِنَّ
ٱلَّذِينَ
يَأۡكُلُونَ
أَمۡوَٰلَ
ٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ
ظُلۡمًا
إِنَّمَا
يَأۡكُلُونَ
فِي
بُطُونِهِمۡ
نَارٗاۖ
وَسَيَصۡلَوۡنَ
سَعِيرٗا
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Lo! Those who devour the wealth of orphans wrongfully, they do but swallow fire into their bellies, and they will be exposed to burning flame.
— M. Pickthall
Those who unjustly eat up the property of orphans, eat up a Fire into their own bodies: They will soon be enduring a Blazing Fire!
— A. Yusuf Ali
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Necessity of Surrendering the Inheritance According to the Portions that Allah Ordained
Sa`id bin Jubayr and Qatadah said, "The idolators used to give adult men a share of inheritance and deprive women and children of it. Allah revealed;
لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصيِبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ الْوَلِدَنِ وَالاٌّقْرَب
…The Necessity of Surrendering the Inheritance According to the Portions that Allah Ordained
Sa`id bin Jubayr and Qatadah said, "The idolators used to g
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